This past Wednesday, I took a look at how well Tyreke Evans, Eric Gordon and Jrue Holiday performed in uptempo settings from previous seasons. In general, Gordon floundered, especially once Holiday and Evans joined the team. In addition, he distinctly took a back seat to the duo in terms of usage, so it seemed natural to assume he would continue to follow the trend despite the fact the Pelicans are about to be retrofitted with afterburners.
However, I completely ignored what makes the world go round...$$$.
Gordon will be entering the final year of a contract that every single New Orleanian has spit on at least once.